Study Visit to Doi Tung Development Project By the Ambassador of the Delegation of the European Commission to Thailand (25-27 September 2009) | Doi Tung Development Project Sustainable Development doi tung coffee Chiang Rai Thailand Macadamia

Mom Rajawongse Disnadda Diskul, Secretary General of the Mae Fah Luang Foundation, together with Mom Luang Dispandda Diskul, Director of Operations, Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, and Mr. Lawrence Watson, Advisor to the Foundation, welcomed distinguished guests from the Delegation of the European Commission to Thailand, comprising H.E. Mr. David Lipman, Ambassador, and Mrs. Veronique Lorenzo, Head of Operations. The group paid a visit to Doi Tung Development Project to study the practice of the Sustainable Alternative Livelihood Development, from 25 to 27 September 2009.

His Excellency?s group showed interest in all aspects of the operation, as the Doi Tung Development Project is known to have achieved concrete success in carrying out Sustainable Alternative Livelihood Development for the poor people in the area, and is considered a model for other countries all over the world to study and adapt the practice for their own use.